Privatization of airports, Finance to the Region
In recent weeks, the military has obtained documents on the plan for the management of ElmasPer restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
The Guardia di Finanza has acquired documents regarding the proposed merger of Sardinia's airports. In recent weeks, members of the Guardia di Finanza (Fiamme Gialle) have reportedly made several visits to regional offices and other public entities on the island—as authorized by the regional prosecutor's office of the Court of Auditors—to obtain copies of public documents regarding the privatization of the Cagliari-Elmas airport , managed by Sogaer, a company more than 94.45 percent owned by the Cagliari and Oristano Chamber of Commerce. This transfer will be made to the private fund F2i, which is already the majority shareholder in the Olbia and Alghero airports.
At this time, it's impossible to obtain official information on the nature of the investigation. Both the barracks on Viale Diaz in Cagliari, the headquarters of the Finance Police, and the nearby offices on Via Angius at the foot of Monte Urpinu, where the State Prosecutor's Office is located, remain tight-lipped . There has been no confirmation, nor any denial, regarding the findings of the magistrates coordinated by Acting Prosecutor Valeria Motzo. Everyone is hiding behind the confidentiality mandate established by the Accounting Code of Justice, which establishes the secrecy of the investigation by the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Auditors until the notification of the request for evidence. In other words, the preliminary investigation documents—the law stipulates—remain covered to protect the identification of any administrative and accounting liability. It is clear, however, that the presence of the Finance Police in the regional offices, as well as the subject matter and extent of the documents seized, have not gone unnoticed by regional employees . For now, therefore, these are only acquisitions, making any suggestion of a violation of tax regulations premature, to say the least. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that the acquisitions involved, in addition to the proposed mergers and privatization of Sardinian airports, other matters relating to Elmas airport. But this will only be known in a few months, once the investigation is concluded.
The privatization of the three island ports, spearheaded by the Ligantia F2i investment fund (which also includes BlackRock and the Fondazione di Sardegna), began in 2023 and has already sparked considerable controversy and several appeals, including political clashes between the current majority and the opposition in the Regional Council.